Abul A'la Maududi

Syed Abul A'ala Maududi ( - alternative spellings of last name Maudoodi and Modudi ) ( ( 1903-09-25 ) September 25, 1903 - ( 1979-09-22 ) September 22, 1979), also known as Molana (Maulana) or Shaikh Syed Abul A'ala Mawdudi, was a Sunni Pakistani journalist , theologian , Muslim revivalist leader and political philosopher , and a major 20th century Islamist thinker. He was also a prominent political figure in his home country (Pakistan). He was also the founder of Jamaat-e-Islami , the Islamic revivalist party. [1] Maulana Maududi & His Ideolgy Zebiri, Kate. Review of Maududi and the making of Islamic fundamentalism .

Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi ( – alternative spellings of last name Maudoodi , Mawdudi , also known as Shaykh al-Hadith Maududi ), ( ( 1903-09-25 ) 25 September 1903 – ( 1979-09-22 ) 22 September 1979), was an Indian-Pakistani scholar , philosopher , jurist , journalist , islamist and imam . His numerous works were written in Urdu , but then translated into English , Arabic , Hindi , Bengali , Tamil , Burmese and many other languages. He strove not only to revive Islam as a renewer of the religion, but to propagate "true Islam", a remedy for the weakness from which Islam had suffered over the centuries. He believed that politics was essential for Islam and that it was necessary to institute sharia and preserve Islamic culture from what he saw as the evils of secularism , nationalism , and women's emancipation . He was the founder of the Jamaat-e-Islami , the largest Islamic organisation in Asia . He and his party are thought to have been the pioneer in politicizing islam and bring adverse effect generating support for an Islamic state in Pakistan. They are thought to have helped inspire General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq to introduce " Sharization " to Pakistan, and to have been greatly strengthened by him after 10,000s of members and sympathizers were given jobs in the judiciary and civil service during his administration. Maududi was the first recipient of the Saudi Arabian King Faisal International Award for his service to Islam in 1979. After his death his Gayby Salat al-Janazah were prayed in all over the world, including in Mecca , making him the second person in the history whose prayer was observed in the holy Kaaba , preceding King Ashama ibn-Abjar . Review of Maududi and the making of Islamic fundamentalism . Encyclopedia of Islam & the Muslim World . Voices of Resurgent Islam . Mawdudi was, until his death in 1979, but especially to the time of his resignation as amir of the Jamaat-i-Islami in 1972, the best known, most controversial, and most highly visible of all the religious leaders of the country. "How Islam got political: Founding fathers" . http://news.bbc.co.uk/ . Maududi made plenty of enemies in his lifetime - but his most significant domestic impact came after his death. Pakistan's military ruler General Zia Ul-Haq put some of Maududi's ideas into practice in 1979, turning Islamic sharia -based criminal punishments into law. : External link in |website= ( help ) Jones, Own Bennet (2002). Pakistan : eye of the storm . Zia rewarded the only political party to offer him consistent support, Jamaat-e-Islami. Tens of thousands of Jamaat activists and sympathisers were given jobs in the judiciary, the civil service and other state institutions. These appointments meant Zia's Islamic agenda lived on long after he died.

South Asian Islamic scholar and Islamist (1903–1979) Sayyid Abul A'la al-Maududi ( ; ( 1903-09-25 ) 25 September 1903 – ( 1979-09-22 ) 22 September 1979) was an Islamic scholar, Islamist ideologue, Muslim philosopher , jurist, historian, journalist, activist, and scholar active in British India and later, following the partition , in Pakistan . Described by Wilfred Cantwell Smith as "the most systematic thinker of modern Islam", his numerous works, which "covered a range of disciplines such as Qur’anic exegesis, hadith, law, philosophy, and history", were written in Urdu , but then translated into English, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil , Telugu , Kannada, Burmese , Malayalam and many other languages. He sought to revive Islam, and to propagate what he understood to be "true Islam". He believed that Islam was essential for politics and that it was necessary to institute sharia and preserve Islamic culture similarly as to that during the reign of the Rashidun Caliphs and abandon immorality , from what he viewed as the evils of secularism , nationalism and socialism , which he understood to be the influence of Western imperialism . He founded the Jamaat-e-Islami , the then largest Islamic organization in Asia. At the time of the Indian independence movement , Maududi and the Jamaat-e-Islami actively worked to oppose the partition of India . After it occurred, Maududi and his followers shifted their focus to politicizing Islam and generating support for making Pakistan an Islamic state . They are thought to have helped influence General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq to introduce the Islamization in Pakistan , and to have been greatly strengthened by him after tens of thousands of members and sympathizers were given jobs in the judiciary and civil service during his administration. He was the first recipient of the Saudi Arabian King Faisal International Award for his service to Islam in 1979. Maududi was part of establishing and running of Islamic University of Madinah , Saudi Arabia. He was the second person in history whose absentee funeral was observed in the Kaaba , after King Ashama ibn-Abjar . Maududi is acclaimed by the Jamaat-e-Islami , Muslim Brotherhood , Islamic Circle of North America , Hamas and other organizations. Islam in Modern History . Islamic Thought: An Introduction . Pakistan between mosque and military . Encyclopedia of Islam & the Muslim World . Pakistan's military ruler General Zia-ul-Haq put some of Maududi's ideas into practice in 1979, turning Islamic " sharia -based criminal punishments into law." Jones, Owen Bennett (2003). Pakistan: Eye of the Storm . Tens of thousands of Jamaat activists and sympathizers were given jobs in the judiciary, the civil service and other state institutions. These appointments meant Zia's Islamic agenda lived on long after he died. From 1956, the discussion of the role of Islam in the constitution, died down and Maududi, until restricted by ill-health in 1969, traveled widely outside Pakistan. He was a particularly frequent visitor to Saudi Arabia, where he took part in both the establishment and the running of Medina's Islamic university and the World Muslim League.

South Asian Islamic scholar, Founder of Jamaat-e-Islami (1903–1979) Abul A'la al-Maududi ( Urdu : ابو الاعلیٰ المودودی , romanized : Abū al-Aʿlā al-Mawdūdī ; ( 1903-09-25 ) 25 September 1903 – ( 1979-09-22 ) 22 September 1979) was an Islamic scholar, Islamist ideologue, Muslim philosopher , jurist, historian, journalist, activist, and scholar active in British India and later, following the partition , in Pakistan . Described by Wilfred Cantwell Smith as "the most systematic thinker of modern Islam", his numerous works, which "covered a range of disciplines such as Qur'anic exegesis, hadith, law, philosophy, and history", were written in Urdu , but then translated into English, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu , Tamil , Kannada, Burmese , Malayalam and many other languages. He sought to revive Islam, and to propagate what he understood to be "true Islam". He believed that Islam was essential for politics and that it was necessary to institute sharia and preserve Islamic culture similarly as to that during the reign of the Rashidun Caliphs and abandon immorality , from what he viewed as the evils of secularism , nationalism and socialism , which he understood to be the influence of Western imperialism . He founded the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami . At the time of the Indian independence movement , Maududi and the Jamaat-e-Islami actively worked to oppose the partition of India . After it occurred, Maududi and his followers shifted their focus to politicizing Islam and generating support for making Pakistan an Islamic state . They are thought to have helped influence General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq to introduce the Islamization in Pakistan , and to have been greatly strengthened by him after tens of thousands of members and sympathizers were given jobs in the judiciary and civil service during his administration. He was the first recipient of the Saudi Arabian King Faisal International Award for his service to Islam in 1979. Maududi was part of establishing and running of Islamic University of Madinah , Saudi Arabia. Maududi is acclaimed by the Jamaat-e-Islami , Muslim Brotherhood , Islamic Circle of North America , Hamas and other organizations. Islam in Modern History . Islamic Thought: An Introduction . Pakistan between mosque and military . Encyclopedia of Islam & the Muslim World . Maududi made plenty of enemies in his lifetime – but his most significant domestic impact came after his death. Pakistan's military ruler General Zia-ul-Haq put some of Maududi's ideas into practice in 1979, turning Islamic " sharia -based criminal punishments into law. Pakistan: Eye of the Storm . Zia rewarded the only political party to offer him consistent support, Jamaat-e-Islami. Tens of thousands of Jamaat activists and sympathizers were given jobs in the judiciary, the civil service and other state institutions. These appointments meant Zia's Islamic agenda lived on long after he died. From 1956, the discussion of the role of Islam in the constitution, died down and Maududi, until restricted by ill-health in 1969, traveled widely outside Pakistan. He was a particularly frequent visitor to Saudi Arabia, where he took part in both the establishment and the running of Medina's Islamic university and the World Muslim League.